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Cultures
Languages:
1.Belarusian
2.Russaian
Religion:
1.Orthodox 80%
2.Roman Catholic
Native Dish:
Name:Draniki (Potato Pancakes)
Recipe:12 potatoes, peeled and grated
2 spoonfuls flour
3 onions, chopped
100 grams kefir (fermented cow's milk)
Salt
100 grams oil

Directions:
  1. Combine potatoes, flour, kefir, onions, and salt; mix well.
  2. Form the mixture into pancakes and cook in oil.
  3. Serve hot with sour cream or milk.
One Celebration or Festival: Army Day Feb. 23 the army people come in and people say thanks and you hang with your
family.
Literacy Rate:
USA: 97%
Country:99.6%
Social Customs:Breakfast Lunch and Dinner, greetings are
handshakes. Dating starts ans the age of 15
Recreation: They go to Opras, Theaters, and Ballet Musical.
Government
Type:Republic in name, athough in fact a dictatorship.
Leader:Alexander Lukashenko.
Independence:
When: Agust 25, 1991
From Whom: Soviet Union.
Economics
Monetary Unit:Belarusian ruble (BYB/BYR)
Exchange Rate:28.98 billion
GDP:
USA: $39,676
Country: $8,100
Major Industries:
1.Metal-cutting down machine
2.tractors
Major Trading Partner:
Imports: Russia 58.6% Germany 7.5%
Exports: Russia 58.6% Neterlands17.7% UK7 7.5%
Life Expectancy:
Men:63
Women:74
Geography
Climate: Cold Winters, Cool and moist summers; transitional between
continentaland maritime
Natural Resource:
1. Forest
2. Clay
3. Sand
Physical Features:
1. They have over 10,000 lakes but most of then are small
2.Forest, in the forest they have deer, foxes, hares, minks, and squirrels.
They have olsd spruce trees and other trees.
Environmental Issues: soil pollution from pesticide use; Southern part of the comtry contamin ated with fallout from
1986 nuclaer reactor accident at chorndoyl in northernUkraine
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